verb
- making or becoming heathen; converting to or adopting heathen beliefs, practices, or customs
Usage: present participle of heathenize; formal or literary; often used in historical or religious contexts
Examples
- The missionaries warned against heathenizing influences in the region.
- Critics accused the new policies of heathenizing the once-religious society.
- The process of heathenizing ancient rituals took several generations.
- Some scholars argue that the culture was heathenizing rather than modernizing.
- The author described the heathenizing of European traditions during the medieval period.